FIELD AND FERN. 



red begin again. The Clyde ^yinds along to our 

 left, and the dome of the family mausoleum, where 

 the late Duke sleeps, just peeps above the Palace 

 woods. For many years his Grace took no great in- 

 terest ill stock; but when the Battersea Meeting 

 drew nigh, and many exhibitors grew faint-hearted 

 a.bout the distance, he contracted a great wish to 

 see the Scottish ranks well filled, and Mr. Drew was 

 accordingly directed to get together a strong force 

 of Clydesdales and Ayrshires. 



The task was exactly to his mind, and right well 

 executed, although he had only three days^ notice 

 before the last day of entry. Sir Walter Scott was 

 bcfught from Mr. David Riddell of Kilbowie. He had 

 won at the Highland Society's Meeting at Dumfries, 

 and 400 gs. was the figure. It v/as his Grace's de- 

 light at his pony paces and the number of times he 

 had him trotted up the Battersea rows after his vic- 

 tory, which did much towards bringing about a 

 proper Boyal parade at Worcester the next year. 

 Maggie, the second-prize brood mare, also came from 

 Mr. Park of Balquanharan, near Dalmuir. The 

 Ayrshire bull Sir Colin was bought from Mr. E. 

 M^Kean, and vras first; and Brockie, the second- 

 prize cow in-calf, and Airblaes, the first-prize cow 

 in-calf, were selected with some seven other cows and 

 heifers, two of which were highly commended, out 

 cf Mr. Drew's own Merryton herd. Merryton had 

 other collateral honours, as Colly Hill, who beat 

 Brockie, and had been sold out of its stalls, and Lord 



